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In Nov 2021 the clutch master cylinder â€œCMCâ€ gave up, so I removed it to find the spring had snapped, I tried to source a replacement spring to no avail, only seals were available, so I whipped ou ...

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When you checked, did you by chance open the hood? If yes, faulty connections may have cooled down at the same time...

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If you are looking for the root cause you may want to look for :
1. Harness terminal mating with solenoid tab. Crimp connection to the wire gets oxidized, and the terminal itself can loose cla ...

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Took me a few minutes to manufacture the custom tool required.
The nylon tube is firmly clamped between the half shells (four screws on the right). The barb fitting is held in place on the ...

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I have experienced fuel starvation symptoms in the past due to reaching the fuel pump limits. With carbs it can be quite tricky to understand because you need to stay at full load for more than ...

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You may consider :
1. Fuel flow depends on rpm and engine load. If the pump doesn't provide enough flow, you can't detect it unless you actually drive the car (full throttle in 3rd gear) with ...

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It is already back in place! The 5hrs I quoted were for the complete job.
Getting the box back in is a little bit tricky, you need to achieve a correct alignment and rotate a little bit for th ...

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Just finished the clutch replacement. I raised the rear on wooden ramps and the front on axle stands. I got the gearbox out and back in without too much hassle. Took 5hrs doing the whole jo ...

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Bending the gearbox shaft is next to impossible. I reckon you can struggle though, getting the gearbbox back in. If the splines won't align correctly between clutch disc and shaft, you may have ...

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Thanks for your replies.
I have replaced a number of clutches dropping the gearbox only ; this is easily done on a pit, leaving the engine attached on the front support.
You need to remov ...

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I need to replace a clutch on a 8V and don't have the garage with pit at my disposal. I'll attempt to drop the gearbox only with the car on stands.
I'm a little bit worried about the groud ...

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Getting home from work yesterday night I broke the LHS cv joint. Screws broke (all but one) when the thing seized and the driveshaft ended up rotating around the gearbox flange
Not a single ...

Sure, but the point is, you measure 12V at no load, i.e. with the wire unplugged from the starter motor.
If you measure voltage while the wire is connected to the solenoid, there will be current flow ...

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The oring may be an error in the epert parts catalogue.
I have rebuilt quite a number of them engines and have yet to see such an oring in that location.
I'd go for the flat gasket with corre ...

Yes a few early 1.7 have been sold with mechanical tappets. If I remember correctly they were advertised at 114hp rather than the 118hp which was quoted for the hydraulic version.
I'm not so sure whe ...

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beware, Bosch relays with a red stripe on the metal housing (like the one on your first picture) are diode-protected and shall be replaced with a similar item

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zp

A good ol' 33, a small cabin in the mountains, and view on the sunset.
I love it this time of year when the autumn is full of colors.
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I am currently away from home but I'll be back in one week time if you aren't in such a hurry i can get one measured for you just let me know

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right. It's the same stuff which is used for starter motor bushings, etc.
I have machined some of the stuff and it's not that difficult. Carbon steel tools work the best and these must be razor sharp ...

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Check carb floats first and fuel circuit.
Other than this, i experienced a similar problem long time ago. Turned out to be a dead battery, plates inside would move a little bit under centrifug ...

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this is a bronze bushing, any decent machine shop can make one for you.
I don't recommend using a needle bearing - shall this seize you'll have to replace crankshaft and mainshaft as they will ...

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This is not a complicated job.
You only need to remove the driveshaft.
Once this is done you remove the bolt attaching the front suspension arm to the front crossmember and the bolt attaching ...

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the six clutch bolts are M8 indeed
Be sure to center the clutch correctly otherwise you'll struggle to get the gearbox back in.

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zp

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A pic of my tool
http://s16.postimg.org/go7518wrp/fillerneck.jpg

and the safety ring
http://s10.postimg.org/r1o973rll/fillerneck2.jpg

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zp

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Yes that's the general idea. Get some lube in the area as well and you should be fine.

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zp